Readers back anti-war motion
BBC | at | by Mike
Opponents of the war have won a BBC News Online debate, with a big majority backing the motion that war with Iraq is wrong. An invited group of BBC News Online readers took part in the live online debate, responding to the motion: "Going to war with Iraq was the wrong thing to do."
After the close of discussion, all users were invited to have their say by agreeing or disagreeing with the motion. More than 8,000 took part, with the result that 78% agreed with the motion and 22% disagreed.